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Announcing free Microsoft Edge testing in partnership with BrowserStack Today, we’re thrilled to announce a partnership with BrowserStack, a leader in mobile and web testing, to provide remote virtual testing on Microsoft Edge for free. Until now, developers who need to test against a specific version of Microsoft Edge have been limited to local virtual machines, or PCs with Windows 10 installed. However, there are many developers that don’t have easy access to Microsoft Edge for testing purposes. BrowserStack Live Testing can run Microsoft Edge inside your WebRTC-capable browser on macOS, Windows, or Linux. Today, we are excited to partner with BrowserStack, which provides the industry’s fastest testing on physical devices and browsers, so that you can focus on delivering customers the best version of your product or website. BrowserStack is trusted by developers at over 36,000 companies, including Microsoft, [ more… ]

Windows 10 partner devices bring Windows 10 Creators Update experiences to life The Windows 10 Creators Update will begin to roll out to customers around the world on April 11, and will bring exciting new features and security enhancements to the devices already running Windows 10. Over the last several months, we’ve worked closely with our device partners to ensure customers will enjoy great Windows 10 Creators Update experiences on the devices they’re using today. They’re excited, and so are we! These OEMs are building innovative new devices designed to light up the new creativity and gaming experiences enabled by the Creators update. Dell Canvas You can read about the exciting new features in the Windows 10 Creators Update including the all new Paint 3D app and Remix3D.com community, gaming innovations, Windows Mixed Reality, Windows Defender Security Center and more [ more… ]

Windows 10 Creators Update coming April 11, Surface expands to more markets Creativity has led the inspiration of our world’s greatest inventors, architects, educators, entrepreneurs, developers, and students, delivering advancements that move our world forward. Today, people value creativity more than ever, placing us on the cusp of a new wave of exploration, advancement, and impact. We designed Windows 10 to empower the creator in all of us. To us, that means that everyone has the power to dream big, whether that involves starting a company, developing a lesson plan, inventing a product, developing or broadcasting games, or imagining a whole new world in Minecraft or mixed reality. And we want Windows to be the place you love to create and play, with the tools to help you make your mark on the world. Windows 10 Creators Update coming April [ more… ]

Simplify payments in UWP apps with the Payment Request API from Microsoft The Windows 10 team wants to help you take advantage of new simplified payment options for Windows 10 UWP apps. A not-so-appealing part of the ecommerce shopping experience to this day is the checkout process. The average documented shopping cart abandonment rate is 68.81 percent, and 27 percent of U.S. online shoppers have abandoned an order in the past quarter due to a “too long /complicated checkout process [source].” Over 90% of paid App Developer revenue has been coming from In-App Purhcases (IAP), now app developers can add a new business model and revenue stream by taking advantage of the new Payment Request API to sell physical goods and services or conduct other commerce not supported natively in the Windows and Xbox stores. This API provides an integrated for [ more… ]

Microsoft Store Services SDK launches support for interstitial banner ads We are excited to announce the launch of interstitial banner ads support in the Microsoft Store Services SDK. Interstitial banner ads have been one of the top Windows Dev Center feature requests since we introduced support for interstitial video ads. What are interstitial banner ads? Interstitial banner ads are a very popular way of monetizing apps and games because they offer much higher eCPMs than standard banner ads. They can earn up to 8-10 times more than standard banner ads for the following reasons: Full user attention: The full screen ads grab the full attention of users. Larger surface area: The increased real estate provides advertisers with more options to show content that attracts potential customers. User engagement: Interstitial ads require user action to move away from the ad and [ more… ]